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Name: | Red Screes |
Hill number: | 2538 |
Height: | 776m / 2546ft |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Leven (Ulverston) |
Watershed: | Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 39660 08757 |
Summit feature: | rock by shelter 18m SE of trig point |
Drop: | 258m |
Col: | 518m NY387095 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
Observations: | trig point is at NY 39650 08771; rock 13m NW is 5cm lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1634 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Up from a lay-by on the A592. Up over Middle Dodd and Red Screes and back over Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd. Lovely sunny Easter Sunday. With K. | sebastiencale | 31/03/2024 |
From Kirkstone Inn, Red Screes, Middle Dod, Lower Hart Crag and Higher Hartsop Dod. Descent to Sykeside Campsite and trudge back along Kirkstone Pass. Just over 3.5 hrs | Longwojo | 25/02/2024 |
Ftom Ambleside. Round of Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Red Screes, Raven Crag, and Snarker Pike.10.5 mls | mart0797 | 13/02/2024 |
Walk up from Ambleside, on to Middle Dood, out and back in snow, and into a strong NE wind with snow falling. Enjoyable. | trimarc2 | 10/01/2024 |
A Scandals Skyline. Hartsop Dodd,Stoney Cove Pike,Red Screes,Middle Dodd,Little Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd. Hike with Craig | Nicefish | 11/11/2023 |
My fourth round of the 4 Red Screes Wainwrights from the car park at Brothers Water, visiting Middle Dodd. Red Screes and its Synge Raven Crag, Little Hart Crag, and High Hartsop Dodd. Then I retraced my route back past Little Hart Crag and east along the ridge, before dropping by the old fenceposts past the impressive around Stand Crags to Stangs. A magnificent area below Dove Crag that I have not previously visited in my 60 years of Lakeland walking. Finally dropped down to the main track in Dovedale and back to Brothers Water. A great day, despite the misty conditions. 17km with 970m ascent 6h30m. | silverwolf_alan | 31/10/2023 |
Evil weather with Carl & Poppy. Red Screes & Middle Dodd. 3.7 miles 2418 ft elevation | nell1583 | 26/10/2023 |
Part of a very painful horseshoe | Sophsky | 08/10/2023 |
From Brotherswater Inn. 
9.5 km, 650 m asc. 
S up the steep ridge to Middle Dodd and Red Screes. 
Down to Scandale Pass and back by Caiston Glen. 
Dry, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311194166 | SalmonJoe | 13/09/2023 |
Ambleside -> Little Hart Crag -> Red Screes -> Ambleside 
with Emma , Nick , Mary | mikethomas | 28/08/2023 |
solo walk (with Jess) #100 | jonsutterby71 | 27/08/2023 |
Finishing off the Fairfield group of Wainwrights. From Cow Bridge, High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Red Screes, Middle Dodd. With Ben. | ytfckent | 10/08/2023 |
A Scandale Skyline from Hartsop. Hartsop Dodd - Caudale Moor (Stony Cove Pike) - Red Screes - Middle Dodd - Little Hart Crag - High Hartsop Dodd. | sms.37 | 10/08/2023 |
Middle Dodd and Red Screes Walk. 
Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 08/08/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 04/08/2023 |
early start to avoid hot day. Up Scandale Pass, dumped Oliie in the beck a few times. Onto Red Screes - Middle Dodd. | Dave Sargent | 14/06/2023 |
R K Leg 2 Joss recce | Richard Tait | 25/05/2023 |
Up the side from the carpark with the lads. Glad to have brought poles. | LovableScum | 21/05/2023 |
8.1 miles 2807ft walk, start at Kirkstone Pass carpark to Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd. | stephenbuda | 15/05/2023 |
R Winter conds | Richard Tait | 19/01/2023 |
3cm fresh snow (wet below 600m), sunshine after 11am. Easy ascent fr Kirkstone Pass (where Inn now closed). | NorfolkPT21 | 15/01/2023 |
Snarker Pike, Raven Crag, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur | keithouk | 04/12/2022 |
R temp inversion | Richard Tait | 30/11/2022 |
Sykeside campsite to Red Screes, Little Hart Crag, Dove Crag, and Hart Crag. | Peter Fieldsend | 25/10/2022 |
Accompanied by Granddaughter Kristy (age 11) From from Kirkstone Pass car park to summit and return | Westdenewalker | 17/08/2022 |
Accompanied by Westdenewalker. From from Kirkstone Pass car park to summit and return.Was clear so we got nice views and eat kendal mint cake on summit | Kwalkway | 17/08/2022 |
With Gabi and Graeme running | Fionalevey | 05/08/2022 |
With Mike. Ascent from Kirkstone Pass Inn, then to Middle Dodd. | jd16 | 27/07/2022 |
Red Screes Circular | PhilipChaston | 26/07/2022 |
Repeat ascents: High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Red Screes, Middle Dodd from Cow Bridge. | vuirich | 13/07/2022 |
From The Struggle - Red Screes - Middle Dodd and back | benarbia no 3 | 09/07/2022 |
Done with Alistair | hroper | 05/07/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 01/07/2022 |
Up Middle Dodd from Brotherswater | Rockdoctor | 19/06/2022 |
First ever Wainwrights route climbed on my own. Early start - got up 04:40 and at bottom of Red Screes by 07:40. Then onto Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag down to High Hartsop Dodd then retraced steps and along to Dove Crag. Back down valley of Caiston Glen and back along track along road. Approx 15.5-16km. Hot and sunny. | River-Girl | 16/06/2022 |
Red Screes, ascent from Ambleside via southern slope, followed by Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop How. Return to Ambleside via Scandale Pass. | forsterfamily7 | 19/04/2022 |
From Kirkstone Inn | davepeel | 14/04/2022 |
WBMC | DARRENG | 09/04/2022 |
walk from Brothers Water to Ambleside over 7 tops | trimarc2 | 03/04/2022 |
Kirkstone Pass Loop from Hartsop. Hartsop Fell, Stony Cove Pike, Caudale Moor before dropping down to the Inn for a pint and ascending Red Screes, via the Kilnshaw Chimney this time. Middle Dodd then Little Hart Crag & High Hartsop Dodd to finish. | Barns150 | 18/03/2022 |
From Ambleside. 
17 km, 1000 m asc. 
Up by Kirkstone Road and the S ridge to Red Screes summit, down Smallthwaite Band to Middle Dodd and back round to Scandale Pass. Over Little Hart Crag and out and back to High Hartsop Dodd. Back to Ambleside by Scandale. 
Bright and breezy. | SalmonJoe | 18/03/2022 |
Poor morning weather so went to potter around Cathedral Cave Forecast deterioration so got myself dropped off at Kirkstone Inn. in afternoon, up Red Screes and down the ridge to Ambleside. A nice day in the end. | dickscroop | 16/03/2022 |
with Eliz W | Cumbrianexile | 20/01/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/red-screes-and-middle-dodd/#more-4766 | Jimearl6 | 19/12/2021 |
Nuttall 6.3 from Ambleside. Brilliant sunny day, with a chill wind in the morning, but still later. Great Rigg > Fairfield > Hart Crag > Dove Crag > Little Hart Crag > Red Screes | Peter_W_Mitchell | 23/11/2021 |
A circular walk around Scandale from Ambleside, visiting: Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Raven Crag and Snarker Pike. 25km with 1500m ascent in 8 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 10/10/2021 |
With Janet - 3rd of 6. | GordyH | 10/10/2021 |
R from Kirkstone excellent 45 mins moving | Richard Tait | 12/09/2021 |
Aimed for Kilnshaw Chimney but took alternative route to the right by mistake. Easier going, as I understand, but good fun. | Barns150 | 07/09/2021 |
Done with louise & mizzi from kirkstone pass | 2510chris | 22/08/2021 |